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34 BARROW V CASBORNE

Isaac Barrow of Burwell, co. Cambridge, esq v John Casborne of the
same

May 1640

Abstract

Barrow, a Cambridgeshire J.P., had admonished Casborne for felling wood
on his brother's land, when Casborne retorted that he 'lyed in his
throte', called him 'tell Tale', said that 'he did not care a turd for
him', and that he was as good a man as Barrow. The cause was granted
process in May 1640, and Barrow entered a bond to prosecute it, but no
further proceedings survive.[See case 33 for an earlier case involving
his son].

Initial proceedings

5/21, Petition

'Your petitioner in courteous manner (at the request of his
brother Walter Clopton? [damaged] esq) admonishing one John
Casborne from cropping of wood upon his brother's land, Casborne
hereupon gave your petitioner verie uncivill and abusive
language falslie taxing him with many untruths, and charging him
that he had secretlie and maliciouslie told his brother of the
felling of his wood; and said he was resolved to cutt down more
wood in despight of him, and that he did not care a Turd for the
petitioner nor his brother, and called the petitioner tell tale,
and said he lyed in his throte, and he did not care a turd for
him, and that he was everie way as good a man as your
petitioner, with other reproachful tearmes publikelie and
maliciouslie uttered before divers persons to the great
disparagement, disgrace and provocation of your petitioner who
being a gent of an ancient discent and familie.'

Prayed that Casborne be brought to answer.

Maltravers granted process on 7 May 1640.

5/20, Plaintiff's bond

No date, 1640

Bound to 'appear in the Painted Chamber within the Palace of
Westminster'.

Signed by Isaac Barrow.

Sealed signed and delivered in the presence of John Watson.

Notes

The Barrow family pedigree appeared in the Visitation of Cambridge of
1619. Isaac Barrow was a particularly active J.P. in Cambridgeshire
during the mid 1630s.

John Aubrey claimed the Barrows were a royalist family: 'His father,
Thomas Barrow, was the second son of Isaac Barrow of Spinney Abbey
in the county of Cambridge, esquire, who was a Justice of the Peace
there above forty years. The father of Thomas never designed him for
a tradesman, but he was so severe to him he could not endure to live
with him, and so came to London and was apprentice to a
linen-draper. He kept shop at the sign of the White Horse in Forster
Lane near St Forster's Church in St Leonard's parish; and his son,
Isaac Barrow was christened at St John Zachery's in Forster Lane,
for at that time St Leonard's church was pulled down to be
re-edified. He was born anno Domini 1630 in October after King
Charles II.

Dr Isaac Barrow had the exact day and hour from his father, which may
be found among his papers. His father set it down in his English
bible, a fair one, which they used at the king's chapel when he was
in France and could not get it again. His father travelled with the
King, Charles II, wherever he went; he was sealer to the lord
chancellor beyond sea [during the king's exile], and also when he
came into England.'